Kshitij Sheetak, an enthusiastic filmmaker and photographer has been working in the field of film-making and photography for more than a decade. With his 10+ years of experience in the field, he has contributed a lot in the process of movie-making, from pre-production to post production of many major projects. He has proven his skill through his amazing work on a number of diversified projects ranging from corporate films and documentaries to feature films. He also specialises in travel filmmaking and has delivered some great work in the same field.
Julia is the co-founder of the Unexposed Collective, a platform for Australian women and non-binary street photographers. She is also an administrator of the international @womeninstreet community. Julia and her partner Gerry Orkin conduct street photography workshops in Australia. Her photographs have recently been exhibited at Street Sans Frontières 2018 in Paris, Street London 2018 and are part of the 2018 Women StreetPhotographers exhibition in New York. Julia’s work is also regularly featured online and she has been interviewed on several podcasts. Julia was a featured presenter and workshop leader at Street Photo Milano and a contest judge for the 2018 Miami Street Photography Festival.
John Edwards is an engineer by qualification but a photographer and teacher by choice. In 2016, he was appointed as Canon Mentor and has been practicing photography for over 18 years now. He is the Head of Photography Department at Pearl Academy and official photographer for UNICEF India.
Manish Khattry is a commercial artist; PHOTOGRAPHY is his passion; he has done his master of fine arts (gold medalist) from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (1999); rewarded by many national (including Prime Minister Award) and international (including award from Cambridge University) awards; By profession, he is Examiner and Visiting Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University. He is also running an advertising agency with an event group.
One such talented professional is Jassi Oberai who has taken the art of photography to sophisticated levels through his constant quest for images that stay long after they have been shot. He has journeyed with his camera across the country and beyond, always looking for the magical light that shines on nature, on everyday life of the human spectrum and capturing them.
From capturing brilliant landscapes, shooting portraiture and various other genres Jassi does it all effortlessly with his great use of colors in everything that he shoots. To me that’s what I like the most about photography- looking at the world in new ways.” Jassi’s passion is much more than capturing stunning visuals, he is all about giving the knowledge that he has garnered in his professional journey and so ventured into creating ’Xploring Light’ a company that delivers in its core competence- photography at all levels. Jassi is also a Panasonic Lumix Luminary & Mentor.
Hema Narayanan (AFIAP, EFIP, QPSA, cMOL) is a professional photographer and a published writer based out of Bangalore, India. An engineer by education and an artist by choice, she loves the art of photography and traveling. A graduate of the New York Institute of Photography (NYIP), she undertakes commercial photography projects in many genres. She is often invited to panels and expert talks at corporates, institutions, clubs & forums. She inspires aspiring photographers to see the ‘extra’ in the ‘ordinary’, through their camera, during her workshops, photo walks and ‘Experience India’ photo tours.
An Infrastructure manager by Profession my love towards wildlife started way back in 2010. Started with taking photos of wild mammals and birds which increased the interest in knowing better which eventually turned into learning their behavior in their natural environment. After
knowing the behavior of wildlife started documenting and teaching on different methods of learning to the people who have same interests.Have worked with different mentors in tracking of animals tried being up close to know their behavior.apart from that have also worked in the
fashion industry for conceptual shoots and lighting techniques have worked with all kind of photography job quickly and effectively. Intimately familiar with taking high quality digital photographs.
Born in 1993, Fatimah Hossiani received her Bachelor of Arts in Photography from University of Tehran. Her work portrays Afghanistan from a different lens. Her work tells powerful stories of identity and femininity in Afghanistan. Although color and passion are the main drivers of her success in her artwork, she specializes in Staged photography. In most of her art collection, there are pictures of women and their visual stories of identity and femininity. Due to her passion and admiration of arts, Fatimah Hossiani also does performance arts and visual arts, in which she herself poses as the main subject. Her work has been featured and displayed in group exhibitions and art festivals in Iran, Afghanistan, New York, India, Turkey, South Korea, Austria, Denmark, Italy, and Albania, France. Additionally, Fatimah’s work has been printed and featured in local and transnational publications
Dinesh Varma has been doing photography from the past 17 years. Worked as a photography mentor for Nikon India and Elinchrom Light, He has recently joined Digitek AFI Gimbals as a photography mentor. Dinesh has 3 years of experience as a tour and travel photographer in USA. From the past 10 years, he is running his photography institute in Indore.
Badal Raja Company was founded by two brothers Badal & Raja Jain, back in 2002 to give country its taste of first wedding film & candid photography. The duo inherited the television & news background from their father who had worked with BBC for over two decades. Having shot around 500+ weddings in over 25 countries, today they have become the most sought after artists in the wedding film & photography space. The beauty lies in the fact that, it’s their eyes behind the lens and love every bit of it. The approach is to capture a stunning medley of real moments and artistic portraits. The use of cinema cameras & state of the art post-production facilities ensures stunning visual treats. Their beautifully weaved storyline is a true reflection of the couple’s emotions and spirits of their celebrations